Maria Martin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Maria Martin

American artist

Date of Birth: 06-Jul-1796

Place of Birth: Charleston, South Carolina, United States

Date of Death: 18-Dec-1863

Profession: painter, scientific illustrator

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Maria Martin Bachman (3 July 1796 – 27 December 1863) of Charleston, South Carolina, was an American watercolor painter and scientific illustrator.
She contributed many of the background paintings for John James Audubon's The Birds of America (1831–39) and Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America (1845–48).
Bachman was the only woman of the three principal assistants that Audubon employed at the time.